The Cedar Crest Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Penn Manor Comets at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Cedar Crest is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Cedar Crest fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Warwick on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1.
Cedar Crest got a good showing from Gaven Schreier, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Dayton DiBiaso was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Penn Manor had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.2 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They skirted past the Black Knights 4-3. That's two games straight that Penn Manor has won by just one run.
Bryce Avery made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Avery was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Avery wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bradyn Eckert, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Cedar Crest now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Penn Manor, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Cedar Crest came up short against Penn Manor in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 8-5. Can Cedar Crest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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